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Volume I. Number 6.
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
Items of Interest In and Around Rose
mary and Roanoke Rapids
Misses Grace and Clara Foy
left Monday night for their home
in Mount Airy.
Roanoke Tribe No. 39 of Red
Men will entertain the Weldon
and Jackson Tribes next Friday
night with a Smoker and Ice
Cream Supper in the Red Men's
Hall in Roanoke Rapids.
Miss Emma Taylor from Sea
board is visiting Miss Josephine
Tillory.
Miss Ruth Davis has gone to
her home in Greenville.
Mr. John House will make his
report Sunday miming immedi;
ately after Sunday school from
the Baraca-Philathia Convention
teld in Durham on April the
27 and 28th.
Mr. L. H. Spain has resigned
his job with Mr. G. D. Shell.
Mr. Ilurlie King has accepted
a position with Mr. G. D. Shell.
Miss Mary Walters left Mon
day morning for her home in
Hertford.
Mr. Joseph Welsh returned to
his home in Roanoke Rapids from
Fort Miles, Va., on Saturday.
Miss Sarah Waller left Mon
day afternoon for her home in
Kinston.
Mr. R. M. James was called
suddenly to Scotland Neck on
Tuesday night on account of the
death of his aunt. Mrs. Whitley.
Mr. B. S. Webb left on Wed
nesday for a few days visit to
friends and relatives in Scotland
Neck and Williamston.
Mr. F. M. Shute spent Tues
day and Wednesday in Williams
ton where he acted ns best man
at the marriage of Mf. J. Ben
j:min Hopkins and Miss Jessie
Brown.
Revival services will begin next
Sunday at the Methodist Church
in Roanoke Rapids, conducted by
the pastor. The public is cordial
ly invited to come out and attend
these services.
An Ice Cream Supper for the
benefit of the Roanoke Rapids
Methodist Church will be held on
the lawn in front of the Church
next Saturday night. This Sup
per will lie given by the Ladies
Aid Society. Everyone is cor
dially invited to be present.
Messrs. W. 0. Thompson and
W. S. Clark left Saturday on
motorcycles for Spartinburg, S.
C, where they will bo a week
visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. M. V. Froclich spent
several days of this week in
Garysburg visiting friends.
Mrs. R. P. Beekwilh enter
tained the Ladies Aid Society,
of the Presbyterian church, at
her home Monday evening.
M. G. Jenkins was out of
town Tuesday.
Mrs. J. L. G-ant, little daugh
ter amLnephcw of Andrews, S.
C ara here visiting at fie home
B. Crews.
0. Byrd left Wednesday
morning for Kenly and Oak City
oa business connected with ad
ministering the -estate" of the
late Prof. Smythe.
Miss Alta Transou who has
been here some time visiting her
sister, Mrs. E. W. Lehman re
turned to her home in Winston-
Salem Tuesday.
Master Eugene Lehman left
for Winston-Salem this week,
Where he will be gone for some
time visiting relatives.
Herman and Theo Buck the
two little sons of J. E. Buck left
Wednesday for Washington, H,
C, where they go to visit rela
tives. , '
llapids, preached a fine sermon
at the Rosemary Methodist
Church last Sunday night to a
large audience. ,
Have you tried the Sunshine
Specialties at the Rosemary Sup
ply Company '8?
Better Railroad Facilities For Com
munllv Discussed With Officials
Of The Seaboard
The possibility of this com
munity's getting better railroad
facilities is being widely discus
sed since the visit here of Messrs.
James, Cheatham and Darden,
prominent officials of the Soa-,
board Air Line, on last Wednes
day morning.
The officials in question
came here for the purpose of
discussing the plans and location
for the new brick passenger sta
tion at Roanoke Junction. A
committee of five business men,
represented the newly organized
Board of Trade, and other prom
inent business men of the towns
met the Seaboard officials at
Roanoke Junction and discussed;
the matter of plans and locations.
After discussing the matter for
some time, on the suggestion of
.Mr. Job Taylor, a pronosition
was laid (before the officials of
the Seaboard, asking them to re
locate their main line between
Rosemary and Roanoke Rapids
and build a passenger station
between the towns where it
would be accessible to the entire
community.
After some discussion, the offi
cials agreed to send a corps of
engineers here to look over the
projiosition with a view of lay
I "on tin ii I'd on '( four
Mrs. E. L. Gray and son How
ard, left on Sunday for Peters
burg, Va., to join Mr. Gray who
has accepted a position with the
Stratton and Brigg Machine Co.
Mr. Gray is well pleased with
his iK)sitioA. Their many friends
at the Patterson Mills and in Roa
noke Rapids are sorry to see
them leave.
Thomas Marshall has resigned
his position as second hand in the
Patterson Mills Weave Room.
Mr. Medlin has been promoted
to fill iis position.
Jesse Rook is taking a vaca
tion and will take a much need
ed rest before accepting another
job.
Dr. Ferguson of Halifax paid
a flying visit to our town this
week, being called in consulta
tion on a case with Dr. Jarman
at the Patterson Village.
Joe Scull has returned from New
Jersey and has accepted his form
er position in the beaming room
of the Patterson Mills. He is
well known here and his many
friends are glad to see him back.
David Freeze came back with him
and is working in the Weave
Room of the Patterson Mills.
Little Mildred Ewards, daught
er of Dolf Edwards, the Patter
son Mills baseball pitcher is seri
ously ill with pneumonia.
J. W. Taylor who was called
away suddenly last week on ac
count of the serious illness of his
father at Sebrell, Va., returned
on Wednesday. His father died
before Mr. Taylor reached home.
Hancock House Piano Con
testants had better get busy and
take advantage of the ten thou
sand vote offer. A little work
in the early part of the week
will put you ahead.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Baker have
moved to the Patterson Mill vil
age and will work in the Pat
terson Mills. Mr. Baker is an
expert beamer.
The Woodman of the World
attended in a body to hear a
sermon by the Rev. Wm. Towe
at the Rosemary Methodist
Church last Sunday morning. ,
Dr. Jarman, physician at the
Patterson Mills village, was called
away Monday on account of the
serious illness of his father. Dr.
Long is looking after his patients.
Mr. Noble and family, of Kins-
ton, N. C, have moved to Rase
many and will accept positions
with the Rosemary Mfg. Co.
Electrical current accounts for
April must be paid, at the office
of the Roanoke Rapids Pow
er Company by May 11, 1914.
Office hours on May 11th will be
from 8 A. M. to 6 p. M.
COMMECCEMENT EXERCISES
Roanoke Rapids Graded School, Fri
day Night, May 1,. People's
Theatre ,.
The most successful commence
ment in the history of the Roa
noke Rapids Graded School was
that given in the Peoples Theatre
on last Friday night.
The capacity of the house was
taxed to the utmost, fully twice
as many people, it is estimated,
being turned away as wera seat
ed in the building. Due in part
to an error of the management
and partly to the fact that the
orders of the management were
not strictly, carried out, there
was some dissatisfaction in re
gard to the way the seating ar
rangements were handled.
The seats were placed with
Hancock-House Company for ad- j
vance distribution about two
o'clock Friday afternoon, with
instructions that the tickets be
given to men only and only two
tickets to each man. We under
stand .these instructions were not
carried out. At any rate before
seven o'clock all of the seats had
been token and many people in
Roanoke Rapids and a much
greater number from Rosemary
were unable to see the com
mencement exercises. The man
agement had expected no such
rush for the seats as was made:
in fact, they expected that fully
three fourths of the tickets would
be handed out at the ticket office
just before the commencement
started.
The commencement exercises
were good from start to finish
of the programme. The singing
was excellent Miss Alice Hock
aday's renditions of her part be
ing fully equal to professional
singing. The History of the
Class of 1914 by Miss Lucy Bar
rette was excellently gotten up
and delivered well. Mr. Hol
land Brantley's recitation of the
Oration of Sparticus to the Glad
iators was rendered with abili
ty. Probably the moet enjoyable
feature of the occasion was the
Last Will and Testament of the
Class by Miss Virginia Hart. At
any rate it caused more merri
ment. Both Miss Virginia's wit
and pen are trenchant and her
victims writhed under her
thrusts. The audience was in a
gale of laughter during the en
tire reading of the will: that is,
those members of the audience
who were not at that time under
discussion.
One of the features of the
evening was the address of Dr.
A. S. Harrison, of Enfield, Coun
ty Superintendent of Education.
Dr. Harrison was introduced by
Mr. ty. L. Towe, who made a
few brief remarks about the pro
gress of education in other sec
tions of the State. Dr. Harri
son's address was very enter
taining. He,, referred to the
time of his first visit to Roanoke
Rapids when the school at Roa
noke Rapids was known to the
County Board as Weldon No. 2
White. His address was a plea
for better wider and education. He
spoke very highly" of the work
done by Superintendent Akers
and the Roanoke Rapids school
faculty and made an ardent plea
for the bond issue. 1
It is certainly to be hoped that
by the time the1; Commencement
of the Class of 1915 rolls around
the new auditorium will be
ready. We need an auditorium
that will seat at least eight . hun
dred, and now that the people
have voted the bond issue they
are entitled to it. V
Subject to the action
Democratic Primary, I
of, the
hereby
announce myself as a candidate
to become one of the representa
tives from Halifax County, in
the next session of the General
Assembly of North Carolina; and
I respectfully solicit the support
of all good Democrats.
. J. H. Darden,
Spring Hill, N. C.
May 2nd, 1914.
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, MAY
ROANOKE RAPIDS VS ROANOKE MILLS
1st Moody safe on error of
catcher, steals 2nd, scores on
wild pitch. Harrison fans, Moo
dy flies out to short, Pace fans.
R. R. --Edmondson out pitcher to
to 1st, It. ritts base on balls
Vincent strikes out, Smith flies
out to second, Fitts IcfUn 2nd.
2ndBarker hit by pitcher,
advanced to 3rd by Grissom's
single, Bennett fans, Davis and
Grimmer fly out. . :
R. R.--0. Fitts singles, steals 2nd,
Stinson sacrifices, Horner reach
es first on error of 3rd, Fitts out
at home. Cherry H grounds out
pit. to 1st. t
3rd. -Moody and Harrison
fan Moody W singles and advan
ces to 2nd on Pace's single. Both
left on bases when Barber fans.
R. R. -Cherry singles, advances
to 3rd on Edmondson single-scoring
on a wild pitch. Fitts H. and
Vincent fan. Smith flies out to
2nd.
4th.-Grissom fans Bennett out
pitcher to 1st, Davis out short to
1st.
R. R.-0 Fitts fans and reaches
first when catcher drops the ball,
Stinson reaches first on S. S. er
ror, Fitts and Stinson score pn
S. S. error of Homers grounder
Cherry sacrifices to field. Cherry
W safe on IstB error. Horner
scoes on Edmondson sacrifice.
Cherry scores a moment later on
wild pitch, Fitts to 1st.
5th.--Grummer flies out to
catcher. Moody J. flies out to
L. F., Harrison singles but dies
when Moody grounds out pitcher
to 1st.
R. R. -Vincent flies out to S. S.
Smith singles, steals second but
caught napping, Fitts 0 grounds
out pitcher to 1st
bth. - singles, barber one
base on balls and is caught steal
ing 2nd, Pace scores on passed
ball Grissom flies out to pitcher,
Bennett to L. F.
R. R.-Stinson safe on error S.
S., Horner flies out to 2nd, Stin
son forced out when Cherry H.
grounds to S. S. Cherry W
grounds out 2nd to 1st
7th. -Davis base on balls,
out stealing 2nd, Grimmer sin
gles, and advances to 3rd, on
T. Moody's single. Moody going
to 2nd on the throw to 3rd.
Both score on wild pitch, Harri
son out 3rd to 1st Moody W flies
out to 1st.
R. R. -Edmondson hits for 2
bases and makes third when H.
Fitts fans, Vincent fans, Smith
singles scoring Edmondson,
Smith steals 2nd, but dies there
when Mizellc, Fitts place,
grounds out 3rd to 1st.
8th.Pace safe on error 3rd
baseman; caught stealing, Bar
ber fans, Grissom flies out
2nd to 1st, Bennett caught nap
bing at 2nd. Grimmer hits for
3 bases arid scores on Moody 3
drive. Moody dies on 3rd when
Harrison fans.
R. R. -Stinson flies out to short
Horner out S. S. to 1st, Cherry
II. fans.
Roanoke Rapids Summary
AB R II E
Edmondson ss. 3 2 2 0
II. Fitts If. 3 0 0 0
Vincent lb. 4 0 0 0
Smith c. 4 0 2 0
Fitts, O. rf. 3 111
Stinson 3b. ' 4 1 0 1
Horner 2b. 4 10 1
Cherry, II., p. 3 0 0 1
Cherry W. cf. 3 2 10
Mizelle 10 0 0
Roanoke Mills Summary"
' . AB R II E
Moody, J. cf. 4 2 1 3
Harrison 3b. 5 0,11
Moody, W. c. 4 0 1 1
Pace p. ... 4, 1 2 0
Barber 2 b. 2 1 0 0
Grissom lb. 4 0 1 1
Bennett If. . 4 0 11
Davis rf. 1 3 0 0 0
Grimmer ss. 4 2 2 1
Wife Why did you tell the
Batsons that you married me be
cause I was such a good cook,
when you know I can't even boil
a potato?
Hubby I had to make some
excuse, my dear, and I didn't
know what else to say. London
Opinion,
8, 1914.
ROSEMARY VS PATTERSON MILLS
1st. Cunningham flies out to
3rd. Cushing safe on error 2nd
left on 2nd when Johnson fans
and Dobbins grounds out 2nd to
1st.
P. M. Towe safe on SS
error, Bteals 2nd. Mosher fans,
Taylor base on balls, both advan
ce on wild pitch.' Towe scores
on Snothley's sacrifice and E.
Taylor on G. Taylor's single.
G. Taylor forced out when
Williams grounds to infield. Two
runs.
2nd. Hinson safe on 3rd error.
Advances to 3rd on Brown's
single. Sox sacrifices. James
singles, Hinson out at home. Col
lins safe on fielder's choice.
Brown out at home when Cun
ningham hits to infield. '
P. M. Fitz safe on error SS.
Forced out at second when Birch
grounds to SS. Edwards hit to
2nd forcing Birch. Edwards out
2nd to 1st.
3rd.-Cushing singles but is
thrown out at 2nd. Johnson out
pitcher to 1st. Dobbins singles,
dies on 2nd when Hinson
grounds out.
P. M.-Towe opens with a dou
ble, scores on Moshor's double
to center. Taylor grounds to
SS and Mosher is forced. Snoth-
ley grounds to infield. Taylor
scores, Snothley crossing plate a
moment later. Williams out
pitcher to 1st Three runs.
4th. -Brown reaches 2nd on
RF error. Sox fans and Brown
is caught at 3rd. James fans.
P.M. -Fitts is safe on 2nd error.
Birch grounds to 3rd and both
advance. Edwards singles and
Fitts scores. Birch is caught.
Towe hits to 2nd forcing Ed
wards. Mosher safe on error
2nd and Towe scores. Taylor
singles but is caught at 2nd.
Two runs.
5th.--Collins out pitcher to 1st.
Cunningham safe on error 1st,
but is caught. Cushing singles
and Johnston is hit. Dobbins
hits to short. Cushing is forced.
P.M. -Snothley flies out to 3rd.
Taylor E. singles, caught trying
to stretch it. Williams flies out
to CF.
fith. Hinson is out SS to 1st.
Brown safe on pitcher's error.
Steals 2nd and advances to 3rd
when 2nd errors. Sox grounded,
James saccifices and Brown
scores. Collins walks. Cunning
ham singles scoring Sox and
James, Collins , going to 3rd.
Cushing hits to infield and is
safe, Collins scoring. Johnson
hits to 2nd forcing Cushing.
Dobbins singles and Cunningham
scores, Welsh, batting for Hin
son grounds out SS to 1st. Five
runs.
P. M. Welsh relieves James
and gives Fitts a pass. Birch
fans and Fitts is caught stealing
2nd. Edwards out SS to 1st.
7th. Brown out pitcher to 1st.
Sox hits for two bases, but dies
on 2nd when Hollowell and Col
lins fan.
P. M. Towe singles, Mosher
walks. Taylor is hit Snothley
grounds to infield and Towe and
Mosher score on bad throw home,
Snothley making 2nd and Taylor
3rd. Both score on wild pitch a
moment later. Taylor singles,
steals second. Williams is out 2nd
to 1st, Taylor taking 3rd. Fitts
fans. Birch is out SS to 1st. Four
runs.
8th.- Cunningham hits for
three bases and scores on Ctish
ings fly to CF who muffs, Cush
making2nd. Johnson grounds
to 2nd who fumbles it and Cush
ing scores. Dobbins singles
advancing Johnson to 3rd hut
dies when Welsh pops out to 3rd
and Brown and Sox fan. Two
runs.
P, M. - Edwards fans. Towe
singles and goes to 2nd on wild
pitch. Mosher is safe on field
er's choice. Cushing throwing
Towe out at 3rd. Taylor fans.
9th.-Hollowell is out SSto 1st.
Collins and Cunningham fan.
Rosemary: ,
Cunningham, lb.
Cushing ss.
Summary II II
Johnson 2b.
DETTER SCHOOLS WIN THE DAY
Bond Issue Elections Carried Rv
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Overwhelming Majority
The election held on Tuesday,
May 5th, for the purpose of de
ciding the question of whether or
not bonds of the Roanoke Rapids
School District in the sum of
twenty thousand dollars should be
issued, was carried by an over
whelming majority.
The people of this community
have again demonstrated the pro
gressive sentiments held by the
great majority. The vote for
the bonds was about on the ra
tio of eleven to one and this ra
tio would been still creator but
for the fact that the news of the
carrying of the bond issue was
circulated widely before noon
Tuesday and a good many people
who would have voted for the
bonds if there had been the
sliRhtest danger of their not
being carried, did not go to the
polls at all.
We cannot state at this writing
just how long it will be before
the bonds can be sold and the
work on the buildings stnrtH
The Board of School Trustees are
going to do everything possible
to expedite matters and it is hop
ed that actual work on the new
buildings mav be commenf.i1
early in the summer.
The carrying of this bond is
sue means a great deal to this
community. It means that the
opportunities of the children of
this district along educational
lines will be second to none in
the State. It means another
and a decided advance for this
community and the size of .the
majority shows the sort of stuff
the community is made of.
Ladles Aid Society
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian Church held a most
interesting meeting Monday af
ternoon at the home of Dr. Beck
w ith of Rosemary. The meeting
was changed to Monday in order
to have Dr. Shires of the Wilson
Church present.
Eleven ladies were present and
Dr. Shires gave a most helpful
and interesting talk.
After the business was finish
ed delightful refreshments were
served by Mrs.. Beckwith and
her daughter Mrs. Dr. Payne
Beckwith.
The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Job Taylor Thursday
afternoon May 19th, at 3 p. m.
Alljhe members are urged to
be present.
Dobbins cf.
Hinson rf,
Brown 3b.
Soxlf.
6
3
5
5
4
5
2
2
James p.
Collins c.
Welsh p.
Hollowell c.
Patterson M,
Summary
AB R H
Towe ss.
5
3
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
1
Mosher 3b.
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Taylor, G. lb.
Snothley rf.
Taylor, E. 2b.
Williams c.
Fitts cf.
Birch If.
Edwards p.
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In the next issue of the Roanoke' Rapids Herald, May
15, we will print a coupon good for ten thousand
(10,000) votes in the Hancock-House Piano Contest
These coupons must be presented by subscribers at
the office of the Herald Publishing Company not later
than May 23rd, 1914. Only actual subscribers may
vote the coupons but the coupons are transferable by
any actual subscriber to any contestant.
Get your friends to subscribe to the Herald and
transfer their coupons to you. Each subscription you
get to the Herald will count you 10,000 votes. We
will accept a club of ten subscriptions for $7.50, which
will entitle you to 100,000 votes.
This is your chance to ome to the front. .
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Subscription, $1.00 a Year
Board of Trade Organized For
Rosemary and Roanoke Rapids
At a meeting of the business
men of Roanoke Rapids and Rose
mary held in the Mayor's Office
in Roanoke Rapids on last Tues
day night at 8:00 o'clock, a tem
porary organization of a Board of
Trade for Rosemary and Roanoke '
Rapids was effected.
J. T. Chase was elected Pres
ident, W. F. Horner, Vice Presi
dent, R. L. Towe, Secretary and
Treasurer. J. L. Patterson, J. B.
Boyd; J. W. House. L. G. Shell
and Dr. T. W. M. Long were
elected Directors and E. H. Ricks,
W. E. Byrne and M. M. Faison,
were elected members of the So
cial Committee.
The President, Vice Presinent
and Chairman of the Board of
Directors, (who is yet to be elect
ed) were elected as a committee
of three to select a name for the
organization and draw up a set
of by-laws to be presented for
adoption at a meeting of the or
ganization to be held in the May
or's Office in Roanoke Rapids on
next Tuesday night at 8:00 o'clock
The meeting was a very suc
cessful one indeed. Many ex
pressions of opinion in regard to
the advisability of organizing a
Board of Trade were made by
amerent individuals, the gener
al consensus of opinion being
that such an organization would
be very advantageous for the
community as a whole. The at
tendance at the meeting was
large: twenty six business men
from the towns being present.
The Board of Trade is certainly
much nearer an accomplished
fact now than at any time in the
past
If the individuals members of
the organization can be induced
to work together 'harmoniously
and unselfishly, every man put
ting forth his best efforts for
the success of the organization
and upbuilding of the community
untold good will result. In an ,
organization of this nature there
should be no sectional prejudices,
no petty jealouslly and no aspira
tion on the part of any individual
member to control the workings
of the organization. It should be
a democracy of business men all
working together for one common
object It is only along these
lines'that progress can be made.
The Board of Trade has made
a good start - as one member ex
pressed it: "It must learn to
crawl before attempting to walk"
Its future rests on the energy,
community spirit and unselfish
ness of its members. We hope
and predict for it a successful
and useful existence.
Sawyer--Davis
Mr. Enoch Sawyer and Miss
Rosa Davis were harried at the
home of Mr. Henry Davis, the
brother of the bride, on last Sun
day afternoon at two o'clock by
Magistrate S. M. Thompson.
The happy couple will make
their home for a while with
Mrs. H. E. Pinkham at South
Rosemary.
How about that subscription to
the Herald.
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